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Great Literary Fiction About the Lives of Criminals

Great Literary Fiction About the Lives of Criminals

These classics live at the intersection of literary fiction and crime.

By Adam White | June 14, 2022

Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder

"Monsters are our mirrors: in them, we see who we hope we are not, in order to understand who we are."

By Ellen Datlow | June 9, 2022

Why Is Friendnapping So Traumatic?

Why Is Friendnapping So Traumatic?

Or, what it's like to have your best friend stolen from you right in front of your eyes.

By Siena Sterling | June 7, 2022

Harry Houdini Vs. the Witch of Lime Street

Harry Houdini Vs. the Witch of Lime Street

Inside a famous effort by the great magician to discredit a fraudulent spiritualist.

By Christine Schiefer and Em Schultz | June 4, 2022

Seven Characters You Love to Hate...Or Hate to Love

Seven Characters You Love to Hate...Or Hate to Love

Scandal, murder, cheating, backstabbing, and secrets...

By Jaime Lynn Hendricks | June 3, 2022

Shop Talk: Lisa Unger on Waking Up Early, Carving Out Time, and Writing Longhand in the Target Parking Lot

Shop Talk: Lisa Unger on Waking Up Early, Carving Out Time, and Writing Longhand in the Target Parking Lot

Crime writers talking routine, discipline, and what it takes to write a book every year.

By Eli Cranor | June 2, 2022

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An Author's Dilemma: How to Write Across Genres While Maintaining Your 'Brand'

Tori Eldridge looks at how authors can follow their evolving interests without losing readers.

By Tori Eldridge | May 23, 2022

Seven Books Where Fun and Games Threaten to Turn Fatal

Seven Books Where Fun and Games Threaten to Turn Fatal

definitely not."">"If someone asks if you want to play a game, your go-to answer should be definitely not."

By Heather Chavez | May 20, 2022

Liar, Liar, Everything’s on Fire: A Reader's Guide to Dangerous Teens

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"Sometimes evil appears wearing pink Crocs."

By Davida G. Breier | May 20, 2022

Motherhood Is A Cult

Motherhood Is A Cult

"[A]s long as childless women like me are...expressing a long-held dream of bringing a child—any child—to the American Girl flagship store...the cult will loom large."

By Anne Heltzel | May 18, 2022

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